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Cycling

Jan Vermeulen: Small Wheels Create Big Cities!

External Content - February 22, 2021

This article was written by Aseniya Dimitrova for TheMayor.eu. You can find the original post here. Jan Vermeulen has been the mayor of Deinze since 2012 and President of the Flemish Cycling Embassy. As mayor, Jan Vermeulen is committed to making his city an...

Inclusive Cities

CityChanger Safaa Charafi: Creating Fair & Sustainable Cities with Intersectionality

Karl Dickinson - May 23, 2023

Cities aren’t inclusive. It’s evident in how they’re laid out, the policies that govern us, and the mindsets of inhabitants. There’s a way to change this. Mainstreaming gender and intersectionality results in more inclusive, fairer, safer, and more prosperous cities. We ask a consultant...

Car-Free

The Case for Car-Free – Why Should We Care About Our Car-Dependency?

Tanja Polonyi - March 23, 2021

Cars have been part of our cities and our lives for decades now. They’re comfortable, they can take us almost everywhere, they suit our lifestyle, and they are advertised to become more and more sustainable. So, what’s all the car-free fuzz about? Doesn’t an additional...

Car-Free

Vienna’s Green Voice: Peter Kraus

Karl Dickinson - July 21, 2021

As a City Council Member for the Green Party, Peter Kraus makes waves in the Austrian capital Vienna with his persistent campaigning for climate-friendly, people-focussed policy. At just 34, he is already a non-executive city councillor and a member of the Viennese state government....

Retrofitting

The Challenges of Psychology in Retrofitting

Karl Dickinson - August 3, 2021

At CityChangers, we value the learning we can gain from bottlenecks, problems, and conundrums. Knowing the challenges and discovering the blockages provides a ground on which we can search for solutions. We’ve noticed a bunch of barriers around psychology in retrofitting that seem to...

Construction

Straw: Fact File

Abbie Harby - September 2, 2021

Are you familiar with the fairy tale of the big bad wolf blowing the little piggies’ straw house down? Well, despite how this story ends, straw is actually surprisingly strong, and we’ve got a lot of it. So, we collated all there is to...

Car-Free

Train Drain: Why We Shouldn’t (Always) Travel Sustainably

Karl Dickinson - April 23, 2024

Sustainability needs a warning label. The somewhat tongue in cheek Godwin’s law suggests that in any online discussion going on long enough, someone will make a comparison with the Nazis. In a similar way, it seems that any talk about urban sustainability eventually leads to...

Retrofitting

Retrofitting, Decarbonisation & Community Energy Guides

Karl Dickinson - September 17, 2021

Retrofitting, decarbonisation, renewables, and the energy transition. There’s a behemoth of information out there, and it seems to be growing by the day. That’s why we’ve put together some of the choice cuts to take the sting out of finding the most reliable, factual,...

Walking

From Clogged to Car-Light: Giving the Streets Back to People in Buenos Aires

Cornelia Forsthuber - October 28, 2021

Buenos Aires is home to around 3 million citizens (more than 15 million if you count the Greater Buenos Aires area). How relevant is walkability for a city of that size? We spoke to Clara Muzzio, minister of public space and urban hygiene for...

Construction

Cork: Fact File

Abbie Harby - September 27, 2021

Although currently not one of the most widely used bio-based materials, cork is still a viable option in construction, with countless benefits making it well worth considering. As more and more bottle stoppers are being made of plastic corks or screw tops, the sustainable...

Cycling

“Even Good Things Can Be Improved” – Evaluating Cycling In Your City

Tanja Polonyi - February 22, 2021

Does your city have cycling policies in place? If so, how effective are they really? Created in 1999, the EU-funded BYPAD-project has helped to evaluate cycling policies in almost 250 towns, cities, and regions so far. We summarized key outcomes and found out how...

Cycling

A Need-to-Know Guide to Cycle Highways

Jo Helme - January 18, 2021

Everything you need to know about cycle highways, covering all the basic information, steps to creating a cycle highway and insights from people working in the field. What Are Cycle Highways? A Whistle Stop Tour Cycle highways pride themselves on being high-quality cycle routes which cover...

General

CityChangers.org: An Introduction

Cornelia Forsthuber - January 26, 2021

A place to get inspired, learn, share ideas and knowledge, and connect with the world's most inspiring urban voices: This is what we want CityChangers.org to be for you. Welcome to your new online home base! Here’s a short introduction to what we’ve prepared...

Sustainable Buildings

Africa’s Unconventional Architect: Rajae Haissouss

Karl Dickinson - May 11, 2022

Architects become famous for their inventive structures and controversial designs. But for Rajae Haissouss, satisfaction comes from adding value to the community. Aspiring to use her talents for good, this Young Leader is raising the profile of sustainability and stakeholder engagement in architecture through...

Retrofitting

Energy Standards, Ratings, and Labelling Systems

Karl Dickinson - September 23, 2021

Whether you’re retrofitting or not, here are some helpful pointers for regional energy standards, ratings, and labelling systems. Stars, numbers, and alphabetical symbols indicate the optimum energy efficiency of your building and appliances. Understanding what they mean can help occupants and building managers reduce...

Greenery

How to Incorporate Greenery into Architecture

Metka Novak - August 2, 2021

According to the European Commission, we spend 90% of our lives in enclosed buildings. That’s quite a lot, considering how much vegetation and the outdoors positively affect us. So, why don’t we simply incorporate greenery into the place where we spend most of our...

Retrofitting

Retrofitting and Energy Efficiency Projects

Karl Dickinson - September 16, 2021

With climate change being so high on the agenda, it’s not surprising that there is a range of retrofitting projects testing out various measures, innovations, technologies, and tools for engagement to see how we can make buildings climate-friendly and future-proof. In Europe, at least,...

Construction

Mud: Fact File

Abbie Harby - September 7, 2021

Half of the world’s population is living in mud constructions. And we can understand why. Take a look at the following facts, primary building methods, and the main uses of earth in construction to find out how the very substance beneath our feet can...

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